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Iraq Stuns Portugal in Men's Soccer They came to town wearing new jackets that proclaimed, "Iraq is back." And in their first competition, Iraq's underdog soccer team confirmed it, beating Portugal, 4-2, in the opening round of Olympic preliminaries today. Is this the same Portugal team that made it to the finals of Euro 2004?
posted on Aug 13, 2004 - Go to the detail view for this result
Host Portugal advances in Euro 2004 One of Europe's smallest and poorest nations, Portugal splurged about $4.8 billion on the 16-nation soccer tournament. Many cried foul - especially after a 2-1 opening defeat against Greece. The home nation, many feared, would be locked out of its own extravagant festivities.
posted on Jun 21, 2004 - Go to the detail view for this result
Dodgers-Yanks Renew Rivalry For all the talk (& opinions) about interleague play, I must say I have thoroughly enjoyed seeing the Dodgers visit Fenway and the Yankees visit Chavez Ravine. I'm also extremely impressed that LA fans have put the Lakers series behind them and shown up to root for their team. Is anyone else watching this game? My reason for posting is simple. One of my good friends (he's a Yankee fan and I'm a Sox fan) is at this game right now and he just called me to tell me that it feels like a playoff game.
posted on Jun 20, 2004 - Go to the detail view for this result
Coach Fitz's Management Theory (Subscription but well worth it) Michael Lewis writes a great piece in the NY Times about his New Orleans high school baseball/basketball coach. Some quotes from how alumni (even Peyton Manning) view him, and his current treatment by the parents of the kids he coaches. My apologies if this has been posted already, but I wanted to make sure it got on here.
posted on Apr 1, 2004 - Go to the detail view for this result
The Homeless World Cup. Interesting angle in helping the world's homeless. As seen on HBO Real Sports. Mary Carillo reports that there were even groupies!
posted on Aug 19, 2003 - Go to the detail view for this result
Pats Making Move For Moss If Randy Moss becomes a Patriot, the only question remaining will be: What possible excuse for not producing can he come up with now?
posted to Football at 10:37 AM CDT
Online Gamling bill passed by Congress Soon the government is going to pass a law that outlaws online gambling including poker and sports betting
posted to General at 2:59 PM CDT
Of course this is sports related, it just completely changed how millions will watch sports. I tried to reload my online account last week and was notified that my credit card was inactive. And I only do small parlays to make things interesting.
The amazing part of this was the huge haircut all these gaming stocks took last week. Billions of dollars of lost market cap. Not only the gaming stocks either, but a lot of the "paypal" type of payment systems on the periphery also went into the tank.
posted at 6:50 AM CDT on October 11
Mr. Congeniality, Shea Hillenbrand is cut from the Blue Jays after an expletive-filled tirade ripping the manager and the front office. Hillenbrand was furious with John Gibbons for calling him out in front of the team and with the brass for failing to congratulate him on adopting a baby girl. After being traded for Byung-Hung Kim in 2003 (a deal that freed up playing time for then-obscure David Ortiz), Hillenbrand called Theo Epstein a "fag". What a class act!
posted to Baseball at 11:58 PM CDT
This incident proves to me that the wildcard is now coming out of the AL East.
Hillenbrand is a douche. But he swings a relatively strong bat and plays a solid infield for pennies on the dollar (making a paltry $6 Million).
posted at 11:28 PM CDT on July 22
Carolina Hurricanes win the Stanley Cup in Game 7 The Canes came out hard and had a 2-0 lead before the Oilers decided to show up in the third period. Great game, I think I've developed ulcers because of it.
posted to Hockey at 10:13 PM CDT
I gotta find my old Hartford Whalers jersey and break it out.
posted at 2:46 PM CDT on June 20
Say it aint so Jeff Maier may become an Oriole. Nofigginway. If this happens there will be some more O's stuff on Ebay as I turn in my fanclub ID card.
posted to Baseball at 6:25 PM CDT
Next thing you know, danny almonte will have married an older woman.
posted at 10:52 PM CDT on June 2
Hey fake fans: Make like Damon and leave Red Sox Youth is now a privileged lot that sits behind home plate and talks on cell phones, and you cannot help but wonder if any of them ever played the game at all. And when you ask them if they did, they proudly show their blisters from the PlayStation hand control.
posted to Baseball at 12:58 PM CDT
Great comparison with the indie rock band. When I read this on the Herald site this morning, all I could think about was my freshman year at Northeastern University (1991), and every dorm room seemed to be blaring Nirvana. Seemingly, each occupant claiming they discovered them and bitching about their growing popularity. I was a white suburbanite who showed up with PE and NWA cd's and all along my comment was that (insert gigantic record company here) did, not you. Articles like this expose Boston as a bitter city, even in success they will find something to complain about.
WFRAZERJr, is that Wilfred Brimley? I believe he said: "I didn't go to high school. I think that after you learn to read and write and do your numbers and flush the toilet behind yourself, you don't need no more schoolin'. You need to get out in the water and swim."
posted at 10:28 PM CDT on June 2
Bay Hill Invitational 2006 Columnist JJ gives an "inside-the-ropes" preview exclusively for Sportsfilter.
posted to Golf at 11:31 AM CDT
JJ, what handicap do you play to now?
And also, I have a friend that just got invited to play in the BellSouth Pro-Am here in Atlanta. He's a 15 and is worried that he will embarass himself. I told him you can't pass up an opportunity like that. In your experience, are there a bunch of hacks out there on those Monday rounds?
posted at 4:37 PM CDT on March 14
Oral Roberts University's odds of winning the NCAA men's hoops tourney are five sextillion to one. So they have that going for them. Which is nice.
posted to Basketball at 11:27 AM CDT
Were these guys always the Golden Eagles? I was hoping for a more evangelical name.
posted at 6:23 PM CDT on March 14
posted to Baseball at 12:27 PM CDT
It's amazing how we (as a society) always joked about steroids in MLB and knew they were a huge part of the game. But now I am seeing that in the face of documented corroboration, the chairs are being pushed away from the table and everyone is taking sides. Bonds is going down, and all of MLB will be taking a hit because it happened as they were counting the receipts. And I mean greenies, red bull, speed, whatever. It's all fair game now.
The second I got my mail today, I sat down on my couch and plowed through that story. Then I went on Amazon and pre-ordered the book. (Then I realized if I ordered another book to put me over $25, I would get free shipping. Damn you Amazon!!! You have made way too much money off me with that ploy). This thing reads like a well researched crime novel.
My open question is this: it sounds like he was using undocumented cash from memorabilia shows to finance his girlfriend. At the least, I wouldn't be surprised to see him brought down Capone style by the IRS.
posted at 9:37 PM CDT on March 8
For the record, it is spelled "M-c-G-w-i-r-e." Can we get that right?
posted at 11:23 PM CDT on March 10
Sox reach deal for CF Crisp Team also ready to sign shortstop Gonzalez, while giving up Marte, Mota.
posted to Baseball at 7:44 AM CDT
The indians have some questions about Mota's shoulder. Let's hope it doesn't keep this deal from happening.
And now Theo is back as GM. We need to settle all of this drama before pitchers and catchers report.
posted at 8:39 AM CDT on January 25
Reardon arrested for robbing a jewelry store. The lesson here is if you rob a jewelry store, don't stop at the Denney's down the street for lunch!
posted to Baseball at 7:11 AM CDT
If he is treated like a common thief, then that means he would be back on the street before the arresting officer even finished the paperwork. Believe it or not, you have to try pretty hard to get locked up these days.
posted at 9:53 AM CDT on December 29
Jaguars Cheerleader Escaped Murder Plot Three men in Jacksonville allegedly plotted to kidnap, rape and murder Robyn Russell, a cheerleader for the Jaguars. After she caught them attempting to break in through a window, one man was shot and killed by police after fleeing into the ocean and aiming a gun at an officer.
posted to Football at 12:54 PM CDT
Hannibal Lecter said it best: "We begin by coveting what we see every day."
Since this guy sometimes stayed in the apartment above her, he figures they should kill her rather than chancing getting ID'd. Over a car? That is just pure evil.
posted at 4:43 PM CDT on October 14
Nomar: 2 Postseason Saves Garciaparra saves 2 from drowning.
posted to Culture at 6:54 AM CDT
I like the fact that he still owns his Charlestown condo. Great job Nomie!
posted at 11:12 AM CDT on October 12
Done. Chicago overcomes Boston to move on to the ALCS.
posted to Baseball at 6:43 PM CDT
A well coached series by Ozzie. They just outplayed and outpitched us. Now I root for the Angels and Braves (transplanted Bostonian).
posted at 9:29 PM CDT on October 7
I can't believe all the moves the Pats have made this offseason. It looks like it's SuperBowl or nothing for Belichik this year.